A current Phillips Academy ID is required to check
out materials. Students, staff, faculty and alumni are granted
full borrowing privileges. Patrons may check their records, place
holds, and renew materials online with a PIN number. See a librarian
for details.
Loan Periods and Renewals
Books:
Students may check out an unlimited number of books
for a period of three weeks. Faculty may keep books for the term.
Books may be renewed, provided another patron has not requested
the material.
Videocasettes and DVDs:
Videotapes circulate for one week. DVDs circulate for three nights. A maximum of three VHS and three DVDs per person is permitted. There is no charge to borrow, but fines will be assessed to ALL MEMBERS of the community after three days. The fine is $1.00 per late day per film. After 10 nights of delinquency, borrowing privileges are suspended.
Periodicals:
Neither bound periodical volumes nor current issues
of any periodical may leave the library. However, at the
discretion of the librarian, some periodical back issues may be
checked out overnight after 8:00 PM. They may not be renewed and
there is a limit of 3 per patron.
Return Policy
Each cardholder is solely responsible for returning, on time,
any materials checked out on his/her card. Books and other
materials may be returned either at the Circulation Desk or in
the book drop slot located on the east side of the library.
Overdues
Fines on books are $.15 per day per item. Videocasettes
and DVDs accrue fines at the rate of $1 per day. Overnight periodicals
not returned by 9:00 AM accrue fines at a rate of $.25 per hour.
Holds and Recalls
Can't find what you're looking for? If a book you need is available
in the OWHL collection but is not on the shelf, you may place
a hold on the book so that you will be notified when it is returned.
See a librarian for details. If you need the book immediately,
ask a librarian to place a recall on the book. In this case a
notice will be sent to the patron holding the book, requesting
its return as soon as possible.
Help Desk
Help Desks are located on all three floors of the library, and
are staffed during all of the hours that the library is open.
The Main Help Desk is located to the right from the main floor
entrance and is staffed by professional librarians at all times.
Additional Help Desks are located in the Garver Room, on the Ground
Floor, and on the Second Floor. All members of the Phillips Academy
community are encouraged to use the services for both academic
needs and personal interests.
